The Brookhaven leader., 1887-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

PERMISSION has been granted the Cen
tral and South American Telegraph Com
pany to extend its lines across the Isthmus
of Panama and along the Atlantic coast of
South America.
AN alarming epidemic of dvsentery with
fatal results is reported in the penitentiary
at WethersieId, Conn.
WHILE a party of men was engaged in
pitching dollars in the rear of &. w. Phln-
ney's store at Bertram, Tex, the other day
lightning struck and killed NJ. B. Sinclair
and &. A. Phinney, and mortally injured
Quinn Sanford G. w. Phinney and DR..
Hayward were badly shocked.
THE American Paper Makers Associa-
tion held its annual session at Saratoga, N.
Y, on the 21th.
The sixth annual meeting of the National
Temperance Society began at Ocean Grove,
n j., on the 21th.
FIRE in Georgetown, KY, recently de-
stroved seven business houses including
the newspaper office. Loss SG0,0O
BY an accitcnlal hre in Clinton, Ia,
the other day, the Baptist Chuch and four
residences were burned and other places
damaged.
BY the burning Of bridge at Franconi,
near Needles, N. NJ, recently. a freight
train was wrecked and burned upon the
Atlantic q Pacific road. The engineer and
brakeman were fatally injured and the fire.
man was instantly killed.
Tue Chief of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry has made a preliminary report to
the Commissioner of Agriculture on the
progress of the work for the suppression
of pleuro-pneumonia for the SIX months
ended June 80, 1887. The report shows the
disease to be extensively spread.
SCHEDULES in the assignment OF Boynton
& Smith, manufacturers of ladies' suits,
New York, show abilities of 1921 ,S53, NOM
inal assets, $50 642; actual assets, $37, ,O96. &C.
The boiler of the Houston (Tex.) Lumber
Company's saw and planning mill exploded
recently, wrecking half the building and
killing a. G. Wells, general manager of the
company; Andrew Henry, engineer, and
Frank W ilson. u labOrer. One man and two
boys were reported missing.
EIGHTEEN men on "a construction train
were killed on the eth by a collision on
the Chicago & Alton at Hopedale, twenty
five miles from Bloomington, Ill. Several
others were seriously and fatally hurt.
ASSISTANT SURGEON CRAWFORD OF the
navy, in charge of the naval hospital at
Washington, has been arrested under the
provisions of the Edlnunds Polygamy act
for criminal communication with young
girl said to be under fourteen years Of age,
the daughter of Dr. White, a leading CHR
opodist of Washington.
CHARLES, the ten-year-old son OF c. I.
Harrell of Darlington County, S. c., was
PLAYING IN his fathers yard the other day
with colored boy, when they were struck
by lightning and both instantly killed.
A FIRE in the town of Liederkerks in
Brabant, Belgium, recently destroyed
thirty-three houses, depriving 200 persons
OF their homes.
A DISPATCH from Shelbourne, N s., of the
2Sth, states that the schooner Annie W.
Hodgson has sailed, having been released
by the collector of customs. The fine as.
sesssed against her was deposited by Con-
sui General Phelau with the customs au-
thoritles.
FURTHER trouble was expected at More
head, Rowan County, KY, as soon as the
sheriff's posse was removed. The Tolliver-
ties threaten to avenge the killing of
Craig Tolliver. His widow is running a
saloon at Morehead, the other business OF
the town being completely dead.
The directors of the Atchlson, Topeka q
Santa Fe road held a meeting at Boston on
the 29lh and voted TO make a new issue of
$40, Co., 900 of stock.
A HEAVY wind storm swept through the
country adjacent TO Mason City, Iowa, on
the evening Of the 29th.